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I've been watching the channel of https://www.youtube.com/@nourishedbyscience and found this video particularly interesting: . He suggests regular DEXA scans and HOMA-IR tests to gauge visceral fat and insulin sensitivity. I think I can use that to guide my weight gain for training.

Thank you, that is good to know! I'll continue reading more stuff.

Thanks, that's helpful. I have much to learn :) I have a review with my Diabetes nurse soon, I'll ask her more questions, like what about my Type 1 blood tests and what to do about my kidneys and my newly diagnosed stage 1 diabetic retinopathy.

Thanks for the additional input. I wasn't sure if I was crazy or... not crazy enough. FWIW, my GP diagnosed me as T2 (pending T1 tests) because I started with a HbA1c of 48, went down to 46 and then up to 49, before it went down to 48 now. So, uh, yeah. I take no other meds than Metformin...

Thanks for your input! Exactly. They haven't yet... I'll wait and see. I happen to have a nutrition coach who also does heavy resistance training, but he is sceptical of dropping carbs to keto levels for performance reasons. I'll see :) I'm using a Libre 2 currently and an Accu Chek Instant...

I've been reading the Bloodsugar 101 site and it says that my current 2h postprandial measurements of around 7.2 to 7.8 are too high. Also just got an update that my HbA1c is 48, also too high. I suppose that my 1x 500mg of Metformin a day won't help here. Last week, I changed my diet to eat...

Hi everyone! I've been recently diagnosed with T2 at age 37 (T1 blood tests still pending) and am looking for guidance on how to put on weight again for resistance training without messing up my blood glucose or other serum markers. Background: I started resistance training (as per the Starting...